You’d think his first NHL overtime goal might have Mark Scheifele feeling sky-high going into Tuesday’s game against St. Louis.

But the Jets rookie, who goes out of his way to keep an even keel, is downplaying his Saturday night winner in Tampa Bay.

“It felt really good — it was an unbelievable pass by Wheels, so I owe everything to him,” is about as far as Scheifele would go on the excitement meter.

“You can’t get too far ahead of yourself. You’ve got to keep a level head and not get too confident. You’ve got to continue to work hard, continue to focus on what you need to do to help the team win.”

With a pair of goals and four points on the trip, Scheifele improved his totals to three and 10. He also went plus-two, which might be more important to the 20-year-old.

“It’s not about points, it’s not about scoring goals,” he said. “It’s what you can do to help the team win. Points are something that comes when you do the right things over and over and over.

“We keep hovering around .500. We know we have to get more, especially with the conference we’re in.”

BACK IN THE SADDLE: Fellow rookie Jacob Trouba used the trip to re-establish himself as one of the team’s top defencemen.

Back from a neck injury that cost him 17 games, Trouba played 24 minutes in his last game and recorded three assists in his last three.

“I’m still trying to keep it simple,” Trouba said. “When the opportunity’s there to be offensive or jump in the play, you take it. Just take what the game gives you.

“Keep getting better every day, because once you get complacent or comfortable, something bad’s going to happen.”

Tuesday, Trouba will face the same team he got hurt against.

“I’m young and stupid,” he said. “I don’t really think about it.”

SCRUMMING IT: The cold isn’t the only thing the Jets got away from on their two-week trip.

They also got a break from the intense glare of playing in Winnipeg, which, depending on who you ask, was much needed.

“It’s nice to get away,” Bryan Little said. “There’s a lot of pressure. It can get tough playing at home, especially when you’re not playing well. Everyone’s asking questions and everywhere you go people are asking about the team.

“So it’s nice to get on the road once in a while. It’s just basically you and your teammates.”

Not far from Little, Ondrej Pavelec had just completed a large scrum with the local media.

“It’s still the same,” the Jets goalie said. “It doesn’t matter if you talk to five guys or 15 guys. It’s part of the hockey.”

Scheifele staying on an even keel after scoring overtime goal

You’d think his first NHL overtime goal might have Mark Scheifele feeling sky-high going into Tuesday’s game against St. Louis.

But the Jets rookie, who goes out of his way to keep an even keel, is downplaying his Saturday night winner in Tampa Bay.

“It felt really good — it was an unbelievable pass by Wheels, so I owe everything to him,” is about as far as Scheifele would go on the excitement meter.

“You can’t get too far ahead of yourself. You’ve got to keep a level head and not get too confident. You’ve got to continue to work hard, continue to focus on what you need to do to help the team win.”

With a pair of goals and four points on the trip, Scheifele improved his totals to three and 10. He also went plus-two, which might be more important to the 20-year-old.

“It’s not about points, it’s not about scoring goals,” he said. “It’s what you can do to help the team win. Points are something that comes when you do the right things over and over and over